'You don't read Gerald Seymour, you commit to it totally. His stories have amazing detail, yet you still fly through them. And your effort is well rewarded'
- Sun
'Seymour orchestrates the build-up to his denouement as masterfully as Merrick co-ordinates his Spanish sting'
- The Sunday Times on In At The Kill
'As ever, the great strength of Seymour's writing lies in his depiction of the poor bloody infantry of crime and policing'
- The Times
'Seymour's portrayal of the city's crime dynasty, and its inner rivalries and tensions, is masterful'
- Financial Times
'Seymour's finger is always on the current socio-political pulse, and the new book is a welcome return for his curmudgeonly MI5 man Jonas Merrick'
- i news
'Even after thirty-seven novels [Seymour] has lost none of his talent for thrilling plots and creating credible and sympathetic characters, nor his journalist's eye for modern espionage tradecraft and techniques'
- Shots Magazine
'There are strong echoes of George Smiley in Merrick's mild and unprepossessing manner, which disguises a razor-sharp brain and considerable courage when necessary'
- Financial Times
'Supreme spy writer'
- Peterborough Telegraph
'[Charles] Cumming is perhaps matched only by Gerald Seymour now when it comes to recounting field operations'
- Sunday Times